Classification of Living Things

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You would find mushrooms in which kingdom? Options: Plantae, Protists, Fungi, Animalia

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Fungi

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The scientific name for an organism is made from the: class and family name, genus and species name, domain and kingdom name, kingdom and phylum name

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genus and species name

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The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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What are the three domains?

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Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya

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Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related? Options: organisms that share a domain, organisms that share a family, organisms that share a genus, organisms that share an order

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organisms that share a genus

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What is the most specific level of classification?

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Species

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Why do scientists group organisms using the Linnean system (genus and species) rather than by their common names?

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The common name can change depending on the region (example: mountain lion, cougar, and puma are the same species)

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Is taxonomy the study of plants?

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False

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The modern Biological classification system is based on the pioneering work of: Carl Linnaeus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, John Meritus

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Carl Linnaeus

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To which group does the pine tree belong?

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Gymnosperms